Alfredo Guzzoni

Alfredo Guzzoni (12 April 1877-15 April 1965) was a general of Italy and the Salo Republic during World War I, the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, and World War II.

Biography
Alfredo Guzzoni was born on 12 April 1877 in Mantua, Italy. He served in the Royal Italian Army during World War I and was Governor of Italian Eritrea from 1936 to 1937 after fighting in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. However, in 1940 he transferred back to Europe and commanded the Italian invasion and conquest of the Kingdom of Albania from King Zog I of Albania. In June he led the Italian 4th Army during its invasion of France. He led the Italian 6th Army during the defense of Sicily from the United States and the United Kingdom. After the September 1943 armistice between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies, Guzzoni became a commander of the Salo Republic. He commanded Army Group Liguria under Nazi Germany until the end of the war in 1945.